Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-08-18
NIAGARA FALLS.
Historic Interest and Charm of Niagara
River and Ncighboring Scenes.

While hundreds of tourists visit the
Falls of Niagara every season, not ono
in thousand actually sees the river.
But with the "freeiag of Niagara, J"
celebrated by New York State and
Canada July Is, 1885. the river ex-
perisnced new birth. Hereafter, in
the true spirit OF this international
bond. the traveller, having enjoyed
restored nature at the points comprised
within the limits of the International
Park Survey, may explore Niagara
River TO where. actually freed from its
high, PERCEPTIONS mural boundaries, it
pours the waters of our upper inland
seas into the broad Ontario. Here
eliminates the historic interest of the
Niagara frontier, as at the Whirlpool
modern rock-readings tell us to seek
clew to its geological past. For of
few other rivers may it be said that
they have threefold charm. appeal
ing alike to artist, historian, and man
Of science.
True lovers of Niagara hope that
the day is not far distant when the
International Park viii consist of not
merely II mile strip on the American
bank, but Il grand double boulevard,
running from Buffalo to Youngstown,
and on the Canadian cli&. from the
Horseshoe Falls to QueeGsson. As a
site for country villas, Lewiston Ridge.
with the unnumbered beautiful drives
in its neighborhood and its picturesque
historical associations, must, as the
cities of western New York grow in
wealth and population, become not
less famous than the ellis of Newport.
Below the cataract, the Niagara, al
though comparatively few tourists dis
cover this fact, has a beauty and gran
deur no less imposing than the falls
themselves. Not content with its
mighty plunge of 165 feet, the river
goes Singing and tossing downward
another l04 feet in its rocky bed over
obliterated falls of a preglaclal stream.
the remains of a third cataract being
still percoplib.c III the Whirlpool
Rapids. Al the Whirlpool the river
univ sts itself like some mighty SER
pent FROM its sinuous contortions in
this concave prison, to pour itself an
emerald-gTecn wave into channel at
right angles with IT'S former course,
ami henccfurtb trends northeast with
many "A gentle curve.
Not until We reach Lewiston Ridge
do we turn our backs on the Niagaras
stupendoUs exhibition of power. From
this hei.gt, described by Father Char
leyois rs "a frighttul mountain which
hides itself in clouds on which the
Titans might attempt to scale the
heavens, is il view worthy the expan-
s4ve canvas of Bierstadt. The table
land terminates abruptly III an escarp-
meut. Beneath stretch bouadlasS mead
owtands Is rich as any in agricultural
England. Tney slope gently to. the
Glyer, which. coming headlong down
the gorge, with the leap and roar of
tie Wh.llpool upon It, gradually sub
sides nto Il tranquil stream rs the
bold outlines Of the banks above Lew
iston fail away into broad, smiling
PLAINS. Across the gorge is the
Bunker Hill OF Canada, crowned by
its lofty shaft. Few monuments in
the world have SO imposing an effect
il the landscape rs the lonely form of
Brock TOW erlng in the blue clouds far
above the heights of Quecnston.
Nesting under the shadow of her
mountain is Lewiston, so named in
l6Jj fsr Governor Morgan Lewis, of
Nuw York. At the extreme north,
beyond the village Of Youngstown,
and commanding the angle NJ the
hcadlaad Of river and lake. we descry
the white runparts OF Fort Niagara,
whence the gallant Pouchot, begirt
with enemies. looked out in 1853, vain
~ attempting to discover moving
among tile trees the battalons of his
allies from the Detroit River. Exactly
opposite Fort Niagara lies fair New
ark, once gay, rich, and beautiful, "
presenting to the waters edge her
ancient front of crumbling fortrssses
and gray church towers June Meade
WelcA, IN Harpers magazine.